HSM SECURIO B24 - 1/8" Strip Cut Document Shreder- HSM1780

The SECURIO B24 in 3.9 mm strip cut is the volume workhorse of HSM's compact B-series: it takes 19 to 21 sheets in a single pass, more than any other B24 configuration, because it is also the least secure one. This is a machine for departments that generate a lot of routine internal paper — drafts, printouts, meeting packs, superseded procedures — and need it gone quickly and quietly rather than reduced to confetti.

Strip cut means the paper is sliced into 3.9 mm ribbons the full length of the sheet. Under DIN 66399 that is security level P-2. It is appropriate for internal documents whose disclosure would be inconvenient rather than damaging. It is not the right level for personal data, medical records, payroll or anything covered by a data protection obligation; for those, the 4.5 x 30 mm (P-4) or 1.9 x 15 mm (P-5) versions of the same cabinet are the correct choice, and they cost only a little more.

Key Features

• 19–21 sheets per pass at 80 g/m² (22–24 sheets on lighter 70 g/m² stock). In practice a 20-sheet stapled report goes in whole.
• Induction-hardened solid steel cutting rollers that pass staples and paper clips without a separate removal step, and carry a lifetime warranty at this security level.
• 9.45 in (240 mm) feed throat — letter and legal sheets feed short-edge first with room to spare. Tabloid will not fit; step up to the B32 or B35 for that.
• 9.2 gallon (35 L) pull-out container holding roughly 306 shredded sheets before it needs emptying, with an inspection window so you can see the level without opening the cabinet.
• Automatic light-barrier start/stop. The rollers only turn when paper is present, which is why the idle figure of about 54 dB(A) matters less than it looks.
• EcoSmart standby draws 0.1 W, so the machine can be left switched on at the wall without a meaningful energy penalty.
• Blue Angel certified for durability, low energy use and recyclable material content.
• Castors fitted as standard, so a 35 lb cabinet can be rolled between offices by one person.
• Overload-protected feed that backs the rollers out when too much paper is pushed in, rather than stalling and requiring disassembly.

Specifications

What's in the Box

• SECURIO B24 shredder with cutting head and cabinet assembled, castors fitted
• Removable 9.2 gallon waste container
• Operating instructions

Waste bags are not included. The correct consumable is the HSM 13 gallon tear-resistant shredder bag (part 3310000014), which also fits the Classic 108, AF150 and AF300.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy it if your shredding is high-volume and low-sensitivity: a print room, a project office, a school administration area, a warehouse that disposes of picking lists and packing notes. The throughput per pass is the best in the B24 range and the price is the lowest, so cost per shredded sheet is excellent.

Do not buy it if you are shredding anything that identifies a person. P-2 strips are 3.9 mm wide and run the full length of the page; a determined reconstruction of a strip-cut document is a known, documented possibility. Auditors and data protection officers routinely specify P-4 as the floor for personal data and P-5 for confidential personal data. Also skip it if you need to destroy CDs or credit cards regularly — the rollers accept them, but a strip-cut result on optical media is a low-security outcome. Finally, if more than about six people will share the machine all day, look at the B32 instead: the B24's 9.2 gallon bin will become the bottleneck long before the motor does.